Harrow.



B. M. HEYLMAN'.

HARROW. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1910.

Patented Nov. 7,.191'1'.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Ef/M. HEYLMAN.

HARROW. I v I APPL'IGA'l ION TILED JAN.22, 1910.

1,008 147, Patehted Nov. 7, 1911 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

EDWARD M. HEYIiMAN-OF ROCK-ISLAND, ILLINOIS, nssrenon TO ROCK ISLAND I 'irnzz whor n'it mat concern:

. Be-it knownjthat I, EDWARD 'M.

.a citizen of the United-States of I funrrnnsrarns PATENT oolvrranmor ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATiON or InnINOIs.

OF ICE 7 rgnow HARROW.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 22, 1910. Serial No. 539,520.-

HEYLM-AN, America,

and resident of Rock Island, Illinois, have ,invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Harrows, of which the following 1s a specification.

7 My invention relates to improvements in. .harrows, .tion of a device ofgreat flexibility, and one that can be readily and quickly assembled and has for its object the producand disassembled.

A further object contemplates'the use of nnproved forms of castings sign in combination with an Improved form of unique deof draft hook provided with a drop link, forming an implement of great flexibility. and at the same time avoiding all danger of the parts becoming disassembled while the harrow is in use.

' A further object is the production of a simple, cheap and effective implement, and

.one that is not inafter appear are embodiment ofwhich is illustrated 'in the accompanying drawings, in which ments. Fig. 2 represents an liable to getout of order. such other objects as may here attained by my device, an

These and Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a portion of a harrow containing my improveenlarged view of a single bar and connections partly in section. Fig. 3 represents atop plan view of Fig. 2 with the" links removed. Fig: 4 represents a sectional view on the line -4 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. 5 represents a side elevation of a portion of a harrow showing a modification of my device. Fig. 6 represents an enlarged view of the draft hook shown in Fig. 5. on line 77 of Fig. 5, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings: 5-5 resent harrow bars of the ordinary steel-pipe variety each provided with the usual number of teeth, one of which, on each bar, is shown at (36. Near the ends of each bar are mounted connecting castings A. The bars are connected together by means of links 7-7, and the forward bars are con nected by chains 8 to the draw-bar 9, to form a completed implement. The connecting castingA comprises a central body portion 10 hav- Fig. 7 represents a sectional view Patented Nov; 7.11911.

i ing a central bore adapted to-receive. thepipe bar 5 and integral projecting Wingsll'.

The wings are provided with openings 1213 on each side ofa cylindrical support 14 extending between the sides of thewings. At the end, the wings are provided with a stiffening flange 15, and thesidesof the wings are turned allel members 16 l 7, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The connecting links 7 are formed with. hooked ends 18, through the openings 12 13 and "fit. over the support 14. It will .be1notedthat .the hook 18 is of sucha shapethat the straight portion of the linkat l9 fits against. the inner face 20 of the flange 15, and when the bars and members are assembled the connecting castings and links are in substantially the samehorizontal plane as shown. in Fig. 1. It will be noted that thelinksare not free to move sidewise, thusinsuring a;

flexibility of structure as regards vertical movement, with a proper rigidity as regards lateral movement, WVhile the link has avertical movement, it is limited by thefiange 1.5, thus making it absolutely impossible for downwardly, forming paradapted to pass the hook 18 to be disengaged from the sup 4 harrow can be assembled that will not only possess the required flexibility, but also one in which it is practically impossible to have the parts become disconnected.

By the use of my improvement, a harrow can be formed with any desired number of bars by simply disconnecting or adding bars and links. This is a very valuable feature, as it is often desired, in certain kinds of soil and at certain seasons of the year, to use different harrows; and in the event that a proper pulverization of the soil may be obtained with three or four bars it is unnecessary to drag five or six bars over the field; while if more bars are needed they can be added as desired, thus making a single harrow with a few extra bars serve all the de 110 position that-the several sired purposes of two harrows and at a greatly reduced cost.

In Figs. 5, G and 7, I have illustrated a modified form of my device, in which, in place of the hooked link members 7, I substitute a straight bar or link T. The members being held in position within the cast ings A by means of pins 14 passing through the casting and. link, a pivotal connection is formed the same as in the other form. The pin 14 may be held in place in any desired manner; for instance itmay be provided with a head H, and its opposite end be slightly upset. This pin may be readily driven out if it is desired to remove any of the sections. In this form a free vertical motion of the individual tooth bars may be attained by extending the openings 13 to the end of the castings.

The draft'hook B is provided with a sub stantially straight shank 22 with an upwardly curved hook end 23. A hookedlug 24 projects upwardly and rearwardly from the body of the hook and engages the flange 15 on the 'asting A. holding the same securely and rigidly in place. The shank is provided with an opening through which a bolt passes similar to that holding the links in position. The hooked end 23 is provided with an inwardly extending projection or lug 26, forming a pocket 27 within which the hitch is made, as shown in Fig. The hitch being low in hook tends to keep the front bar of the harrow up so the teeth will be held at the same angle as the other parts. At the end of the hook 23 is hung a link 28 fallin down and blocking the throat 29 of the hook. The end of the link normally strikes against the shoulder 30, securely locking the hook in place and preventing the unhooking of the im 'ilemei'it in turning.

By the use of the straight link 7, unnecessary blacksmith work is avoided, and an etlicieut device is obtained at a comparatively small cost.

desired results contemplated by my inven tion may be accomplished, it is evident that 1 other forms may be used without departing i from the spirit of my invention. Furthermore, while I have shown the particular construction of a draft hook having a droplink such as shown in Fig. 5, in combination with a modified form of flexible link connections "for the harrow bars, it is tobe uinlerstood that this link can be equally as well employed in combination with the flexible connections illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4.

I claim:

1. In a harrow, the combination with a plurality of bars, flexible connections uniting said bars comprising castings mounted (11 said bars and links connecting said castings, said castings comprising a main portion adapted to fit over said bars, extended ends provided with a pair of openings in their upper faces, and a link support between said openings.

2. In a harrow, the combination with a plurality of bars, flexible connections uniting said bars, comprising castings mounted on said bars and l.inl-:s connecting said castings. said castings comprising a main portion adapted to lit over said bars, extended ends provided with a pair of openings in their upper faces, and a link support between said openings, and means for preventing said links from working out of engagement. with said castings.

3. In a barrow, the combination with a plurality of bars, flexible connections uniting said bars, comprising; castings mounted on said bars and links connecting said castings, said castings comprising a main portion adapted to it over said bars, extended ends provided with a pair of openings in their upper 'l'aces and a link support between said openings, each of said extended ends terminating in a vertical channel through which said links pass.

Signed by me at ltock lsland, lit, this l7 th day oi" January 1910.

l) l HVARI) M. ll l) Y LMAN.

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